Modelling and Control of Mini-Flying Machines is an exposition of models developed to assist in the motion control of various types of mini-aircraft: Planar Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft; helicopters; quadrotor minirotorcraft; other fixedwing aircraft; blimps. For each of these it propounds: detailed models derived from EulerLagrange methods; appropriate nonlinear control strategies and convergence properties; realtime experimental comparisons of the performance of control algorithms; review of the principal sensors, onboard electronics, realtime architecture and communications systems for miniflying machine control, including discussion of their performance; detailed explanation of the use of the Kalman filter to flying machine localization. To researchers and students in nonlinear control and its applications Modelling and Control of Mini-Flying Machines provides valuable insights to the application of real-time nonlinear techniques in an always challenging area.

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InhaltsangabeIntroduction and Historical Background The PVTOL Aircraft The Quad-rotor Rotorcraft Robust Prediction-based Control for Unstable Delay Systems Modelling and Control of mini-Helicopters Helicopter in a Vertical Flying Stand Modelling and Control of a Tandem-Wing Tail-Sitter UAV Modelling and Control of Small Autonomous Airships Sensors, Modems and Microcontrollers for UAVs Appendix A: Model Coefficients

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